"wharenui" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wharenuis [plural], wharenui [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori wharenui (literally “big house”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|wharenui|lit=big house}} Maori wharenui (literally “big house”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|wharenui}} wharenui (plural wharenuis or wharenui)
  1. An ornamental Maori meeting house representing the body of a tupuna, forming part of the larger marae complex. Wikipedia link: wharenui Categories (topical): Buildings
    Sense id: en-wharenui-en-noun-bn9menIn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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